Also. I just did an export of my orders since July last year. ๐ฑ Whatever happens, please don't tell my wife I spent two months' worth of mortgages on my "hobby."
#general-chat
fading hare
fading hare
@vernal yoke no, I am saying that your for loop doesn't generate anything... it just iterates
vernal yoke
<@!670766281246638080> no, I am saying that your for loop doesn't generate anyth...
Uh, yes...
?
vernal yoke
Are you talking about my custom range() thing
vernal yoke
whereas `[...Array(1e5).keys()]` actually produces an array
Well, that's my stupid implementation
fading hare
there's no product of your for loop
vernal yoke
fading hare
no, you're not understanding
vernal yoke
wait what did i do here
vernal yoke
There
vernal yoke
no array generated
???
Right...that's how loops should work
In Python, range() is an iterable
fading hare
are you for real right now? Are you gaslighting me?
vernal yoke
Of course it's not a fair comparison
vernal yoke
Right...that's how loops should work
Of course for (let i = 0; i < 1e5; i++) doesn't generate an array
fading hare
there you go
vernal yoke
That's how loops should work
vernal yoke
Of course `for (let i = 0; i < 1e5; i++)` doesn't generate an array
(or an iterable)
fading hare
we're not talking about a loop
we're talking about a range
so, open up a REPL and dump a range to console
vernal yoke
All the other real tests iterate over an iterable
fading hare
what does it yield?
vernal yoke
so, open up a REPL and dump a range to console
Probably something like range(x, y, 1)
fading hare
do it
vernal yoke
That's an iterable
I think
vernal yoke
oh, you know what... I was thinking Ruby hahahahaha
Does that print out an array?
Python is smart in how it generates the range's contents on the fly
fading hare
Ruby doesn't print out an array either
vernal yoke
Python is smart in how it generates the range's contents on the fly
But of course, C-style loops are always better than iterables in terms of performance
fading hare
it returns [1..10]
vernal yoke
But of course, C-style loops are always better than iterables in terms of perfor...
But anyone truly looking for performance shouldn't use Python, so I'm in no place to speak
fading hare
I was wrong about the way Python and Ruby handles ranges. My bad.
vernal yoke
it returns `[1..10]`
Similar to Python then
fading hare
yeah
vernal yoke
I was wrong about the way Python and Ruby handles ranges. My bad.
Oh, you thought it generated an entire array?
fading hare
Well, sort of. I misremembered something, and I think it had to do with converting the range to an array.
vernal yoke
:P
fading hare
anyway...
vernal yoke
Yeah
fading hare
I don't know what the beep I was thinking about when I was thinking about ranges. I think in my head I was using the Ruby [1..n] notation, and then it went squirly from there.
wooden schooner
I don't know what the beep I was thinking about when I was thinking about ranges...
in Python 2, range does eagerly produce a list.
the unrealized-by-default iterable that Python 3 calles range(...), was called xrange(...) in Python 2.
fading hare
aaah, that's what I was thinking... man, my brain is old
static flare
i mean, if you want a list for a range, you could just list comprehension
[num for num in range(x, y)]
crystal ore
Or list(range(x, y))
wooden schooner
go big or go home. In Clojure, you can simply call range with no arguments to get the sequence of all nonnegative integers.
raw jasper
Or `list(range(x, y))`
OTOH, list comprehension is IMO less widely known by people who have just jumped into python from another language and is quite a powerful tool! ๐
crystal ore
go big or go home. In Clojure, you can simply call `range` with no arguments to...
Heh heh, in Python that's available but hidden away as itertools.count()
wooden schooner
I wrote out "call range" in prose because I didn't want to shock people with what a function call in Clojure actually looks like
||(range)||
raw jasper
Heh heh, in Python that's available but hidden away as `itertools.count()`
IMO itertools and collections should have been in the default interpreter, and not stuff you have to import
raw jasper
||`(range)`||
||I haven't coded a single line of lisp and I still knew how this would look like; I don't think this is very shocking ๐ ||
wooden schooner
||I haven't coded a single line of lisp and I still knew how this would look lik...
||there is a long cultural history of people being shocked by it||
raw jasper
||there is a long cultural history of people being shocked by it||
||Oh really? I missed this part of programming culture ๐ ||
||OTOH, I have used a RPN calculator, so it's not that shocking to me?||
wooden schooner
||yeah I think part of it is that people really hate the idea of foo and (foo) meaning different things, or parentheses not being used for grouping / order of operations||
wooden schooner
IMO itertools and collections should have been in the default interpreter, and n...
they are moving pieces of itertools out. zip in Python 3 was itertools.izip in Python 2, etc.
raw jasper
All I know is python 3.9 or 3.10 added something like a switch-case statement and I still haven't thought of an use for it?
wooden schooner
I suspect some of it originally had to do with low-level performance details. Overhead of creating an object or whatever -- though the iterators in itertools are implemented in performant C.
wooden schooner
All I know is python 3.9 or 3.10 added something like a switch-case statement an...
ugh did Guido sign off on that
lusty fossil
3.10 made all dictionaries ordered, I liked that
wooden schooner
https://docs.python.org/3.10/whatsnew/3.10.html#pep-634-structural-pattern-match...
oh good so it's not C's switch statement but rather Haskell's pattern matching
that makes much more sense
crystal ore
3.10 made all dictionaries ordered, I liked that
I thought that was done a while ago.
raw jasper
oh good so it's not C's `switch` statement but rather Haskell's pattern matching
I don't know Haskell! ๐ C's switch-case was the closest construct I could map this to
lusty fossil
It doesn't seem that different than switch. What's the nuance?
wooden schooner
AFAIK C's switch statement is not useful in any practical scenario. In theory, if you had a billion cases, switch would compile to binary search through a table of values rather than a linear scan through the cases, but if you actually get to that, you've got bigger problems.
lusty fossil
I thought that was done a while ago.
It very well could have been. I don't follow the release that closely.
I just used a dictionary to do my switch casing in Python
wooden schooner
It doesn't seem that different than switch. What's the nuance?
switch, afaik, is a glorified if-else clause where all the conditions are "does x equal this thing? No, how about this thing?"
crystal ore
It very well could have been. I don't follow the release that closely.
Yeah, 3.6 it seems.
lusty fossil
I feel like that might still be faster? I could be wrong. I have this glorified notion of dicts being this amazing O(1) tool that I should use at every opportunity
wooden schooner
pattern matching on the other hand will destructure the value, so you can match on x equaling (y, z), and in that clause, y and z will be assigned
lusty fossil
Yeah, 3.6 it seems.
Lol. I used ordered dict on my last project using 3.7 or 3.8
wooden schooner
I feel like that might still be faster? I could be wrong. I have this glorified ...
essentially, this is correct for C switch statements, with one big difference. If you construct a dict, every entry gets created, so every code path is run. In a switch statement, only the matched code path(s) will run.
afaik.
lusty fossil
Interesting
wooden schooner
to not run every code path in the python version, you could have the values in the dict be not "the result of some big computation" but instead "function that when called with no arguments, does the big computation" (aka continuations)
lusty fossil
I usually use function handles? One sec, I'm on mobile so this will take a moment.
wooden schooner
3.10 made all dictionaries ordered, I liked that
I totally did not know this. Also, I don't fully understand the paragraph about it in the release note:
https://docs.python.org/3.6/whatsnew/3.6.html#new-dict-implementation
Python never committed to "random" entry order for dictionaries, afaik.
lusty fossil
def zero():
return 0
def one():
return 1
def two():
return 2
mydict = {
0 : zero,
1 : one,
2 : two
}
if __name__ == "__main__":
mydict[someinputfunc()]()
I am curious whether this novel dict implementation and its associated benchmarks are substantively different from the engineering that went into the choice for std::map in C++ to be ordered.
lusty fossil
See above, it was 3.6
wooden schooner
I saw, but replying to "Yeah, 3.6" seemed less informative ๐
lusty fossil
Also I will literally give a lobe of my liver, to do with as they please, to the engineer who makes a Python mode for my android phone's keyboard.
crystal ore
Note that Python dict ordering is insertion order preserving, not like alphabetical order.
wooden schooner
```py
def zero():
return 0
def one():
return 1
def two():
return ...
yeah, this is what I meant by continuations. nice
wooden schooner
Note that Python dict ordering is *insertion* order preserving, not like alphabe...
oh whoooops
definitely a different thing then. an insertion order preserving dict could be implemented under the hood as a C++ map with different keys, but presumably it's not
there is a nice concise explanation of the performance gains in this 2015 PyPy blog post
https://morepypy.blogspot.com/2015/01/faster-more-memory-efficient-and-more.html
tldr, they add a layer of indirection in the item lookup logic, and this allows them to keep the backing array smaller by a constant factor. The overhead added by the indirection is negligible because it's typically in-cache. The more compact backing array then allows for more performant GC.
vernal yoke
the unrealized-by-default iterable that Python 3 calles `range(...)`, was called...
Oh, that's why I see xrange() in Python 2 code
I thought range() didn't exist
vernal yoke
```py
def zero():
return 0
def one():
return 1
def two():
return ...
Why not a tuple if your key is a number?
lusty fossil
This was just an example I felt like typing out on my phone, was simpler to do than typing out a bunch of words
You could also use a list as easily
vernal yoke
You could also use a list as easily
Or tuple
lusty fossil
You seem to like tuples as much as I like dictionaries
lusty fossil
I guess they are faster,
burnt tendon
If all you've coded is lists, they can be array of light.
lusty fossil
I'm seeing a mix of answers as to which is faster in this scenario. A list definitely uses more memory
vernal yoke
I'm seeing a mix of answers as to which is faster in this scenario. A list defin...
Than a dict?
vernal yoke
?
lusty fossil
One sec
lusty fossil
I'm seeing a mix of answers
vernal yoke
Benchmark it yourself
vernal yoke
Oh
I'm supposed to be doing homework as it is ๐
Instead I'm trying to make some macro-based wrapper for...well, never mind
lusty fossil
Do your homework! If you do it, your teacher has to grade it. It's like punishing them.
As someone who's done a lot of grading, it really is a punishment.
vernal yoke
Do your homework! If you do it, your teacher has to grade it. It's like punishin...
then again, if i submit it late, they'll have to grade it later
Good night
fading hare
Y'all are super smart. Thanks for this. Was a good read.
vernal yoke
All I know is python 3.9 or 3.10 added something like a switch-case statement an...
WAIT WOW THAT IS AMAZING
Hm, better than a switch-case I see
But pretty compatible with it
crude folio
it's pattern matching
point = ??,??
match point:
case 0, 0:
print('Origin')
case 0, y:
print(f'{y} on y axis')
case x, 0:
print(f'{x} on x axis')
case x, y:
print((x, y))```and a bunch of other cool stuff
hasty wedge
unbelievable
FMD have official MDK entries?
the company that crack hi-tech c compiler
have face to have an official MDK entry for their ARM parts?
unbelievable
raw jasper
Heh, perhaps they have decided to wash their feet off the cracking?
BTW, happy final day of the year of the ox today and happy lunar new year tomorrow to those who celebrate ๐ฏ
raw jasper
Happy spring festival! ๐
hasty wedge
and I am still working on 8051
this is the external interrupt example for MS51FB9AE
more plain English programming
I wanna say this is easier than Arduino?
raw jasper
heh, do you think any medical devices use 8051?
Now I'm wondering which MCUs are popular in the medical device field...
crystal ore
Offhand I wouldn't expect medical devices to have any special favorites versus other embedded fields, though they would probably be less price-sensitive than toys or consumer electronics, so they might err on the side of higher-end MCUs.
hasty wedge
heh, do you think any medical devices use 8051?
probably some older ones
newer ones probably use some sorts of falt proof MCUs
like TI's MCU
that runs two cores with the same instructions
raw jasper
that runs two cores with the same instructions
Makes sense โ Wouldnโt want something that zaps the heart and has an uptime measured in years glitch out due to some random CPU/RAM failure
lusty fossil
Doesn't seem to matter how long I've driven manual: at least once a year I'll put it in gear, check my phone, and pull the clutch out thinking I'm in neutral. *curchunk!*
tardy badger
I tell ya, one of the hardest decisions as a pet owner is realizing when the right time to put your pet down is ๐ค
Right now the choices are, let him be miserable with being congested and just sleeping at day due to feline herpes among whatever other diseases he may have, or give him medication twice a day and have him live in fear and hatred of everyone in the house because Iโm 99% sure the previous owners abused him..
He also ended up being a lot older than we were told when we got him, mostly because I donโt think anyone knew how old he was
lusty fossil
Poor baby
raw jasper
๐ข
wooden schooner
I have some hope tuples are slightly more optimized than lists ๐ฅบ
I.m.o, in most cases the main reason to use a tuple is to codify that the data is immutable (though its elements may be references to mutable objects because Python). The reader doesn't have to worry about the possibility that someone may later append to or pop from the tuple, for example.
lusty fossil
Jeez, zip recruiter really wants me to be a satellite TV installer. An email about it every day for a week.
I'm not even on the job market, just seeing what's out there
rare mason
When I took the Kuder Preference Test as a kid, it said I should look into becoming a millwright. I had to look up the word before I could laugh.
Eventually I was a toolsmith on an embedded programming team. This is the modern version of the same job: building the tools that keep the mill in working order.
lusty fossil
I mean no disrespect to satellite installers, that's a hard job. But I'm a bit over qualified.
blissful roost
I'm massively over-qualified for my current role...
But also rather overpaid and underworked. Lol
rare mason
I got the same offers, @lusty fossil . I am also overqualified and a Linux curmudgeon.
lusty fossil
I heard that ZR and their ilk get paid to push these jobs on everyone
rare mason
It's probably better than their old jobs as flyer passers and sandwich board dudes.
Hit your quota, write a script that makes it easier, beat your quota, automate yourself out of a job, don't tell anyone until you're sure they won't promote you, line up the new job as a script kiddie.
Repeat until numb.
...so numb...
Dig out Joy Division cassette, realize you don't have a tape deck anymore.
lusty fossil
I'm fairly happy in my current position fortunately
I'm learning a good bit and I get to use the part of my degree I was most interested in.
No one has, or will ask me to design a heat pump, thankfully.
blissful roost
Repeat until numb.
...so numb...
Comfortably Numb?
wooden schooner
I heard that ZR and their ilk get paid to push these jobs on everyone
Impossible.
rare mason
What would be the opposite? Perhaps "brutally done with the pins and needles". Roger Waters did not write that song.
I'm so hirsute that if I'd played Pink, the shaving scene from The Wall would've taken an hour.
"Well, Pink's not well, he's... a naked mole rat. This'll last about another couple hours."
blissful roost
๐คฃ
gentle storm
lusty fossil
I'm not super invested in the Halo lore (Not like i was with WoT), so I won't mind if they "mess it up", as long as it's enjoyable. Only really played Reach.
burnt tendon
So, are they making it cheap or is this new TV show supposed to be a high-budget show trying to draw people to the platform?
Like, is it going to be their Halo series?
lusty fossil
It looks relatively decently budgeted. The CGI ain't bad from the trailer
tardy badger
A recent study reveals that the leading cause of hair loss in software engineers is seg faults
Mainly pointing to how little information seg faults provide about where and why it happened
burnt tendon
It's not my fault, it's not your fault, it's the segfault.
half iris
Eventually I was a toolsmith on an embedded programming team. This is the modern...
I would point out that there's still millwrights in industry
honest moth
thank you...
feral pine
Does anyone here know what vbatt stands for on the flora
crystal ore
Does anyone here know what vbatt stands for on the flora
Stands for "voltage (of the) battery": https://learn.adafruit.com/getting-started-with-flora/power-your-flora#the-vbatt-pad-1711081-6
crystal ore
(Answered in another channel, but no they would not.)
static flare
need to set up my retro AV corner
cobalt stone
hasty wedge
Wondering why these Taiwanese MCU can be so cheap
Probably low profit high volume
Compared to US/EU MCU which are high profit
I saw some resalers
They sometimes have a few kk stocks
Like 2.5kk
In this silicon crisis
Can't imagine their stock when there's not a silicon crisis
crystal ore
Wondering why these Taiwanese MCU can be so cheap
It's an old, very simple CPU architecture, so they can use cheap fabs and/or use very little silicon area.
hasty wedge
oh right
Nuvoton is not a fabless
they have their own in-house 0.35um fab
and here's one more massive 8051 MCU for your viewing pleasure, seems like it even got a "management engine" as a co-processor
raw jasper
I miss reading architectural block diagrams such as this one โฌ๏ธ
hasty wedge
It's just way better to have your own fab in 2022
basically unaffected by the silicon crisis
while other fabless waiting for TSMC to take their orders
IDMs are pumping out ICs like champions
configuration screen for my soft speech ic
raw jasper
Is this written in c#?
hasty wedge
yes
.NET Core 5 so I can use it on both Windows and Linux
I am not sure if I wanna open source this now actually...
Because I don't wanna get a ROM, flash it to my module, and realise it was compiled by a modified editor and I can not play it
Or I need to do some sorts of protection against the rom format before open sourcing everything
right now I am only enforcing with magic bytes
raw jasper
I mean, you could do a simple check of the metadata sections or something (even a simple checksum of the headers..?)
Anything else would probably be a waste of cycles, especially in a 8051
hasty wedge
It's fine
there's a reason why they're called 1T 8051
each instruction only takes one clock cycle just like AVR and PIC
lusty fossil
Do other chips take less? Is that possible? Or do they take more?
hasty wedge
the og 8051 takes 12 clock cycles for one instruction
lusty fossil
Ah
raw jasper
I... don't think it's possible for an instruction to take <1 clock cycle
hasty wedge
that's probably the reason why 8051 gets such a bad reputation
lusty fossil
I... don't think it's possible for an instruction to take <1 clock cycle
I didn't so either, I was just making sure I didn't fundamentally misunderstand electronics
hasty wedge
and people don't realise that modern 8051 is just efficient(sometimes more efficient) as AVR and PIC
raw jasper
I think Nuvoton should hire you as a brand ambassador or something; Honestly, you have single-handedly done more in this chat to promote modern 8051 than any company producing them IMO ๐
hasty wedge
It's just this chip crisis
ppls complaining about not able to get MCUs and they're unobtainium
there are solutions!
more ppl move to 8051 (or other widely available MCUs) means less supply stress on main stream MCUs
means they're less unobtainable
raw jasper
But then, 8051 becomes popular and experiences shortages because the newest Tamago-A-Tron โข๏ธ production run needs a billion 8051s ๐
hasty wedge
raw jasper
Fun fact: Tamagotchis actually use 6502s!
hasty wedge
6502!
I know NY8L series uses 65C02(NY8A uses cloned PIC)
NY8L 65C02 based speech and melody controller
raw jasper
I have actually programmed 65C02!
raw jasper
Well, it's a ricoh chip that is an 6502 with some added features, so I guess it does
raw jasper
I am not promoting 8051
Nobody said you are๏ผ
hasty wedge
people should just move to chips that have enough supplies
like
RP2040 counts!
instead of stick with ST
raw jasper
TIL RP2040
hasty wedge
do you know that recently some ST parts got a lead time of more than 30 years?
raw jasper
Yes, I have heard
hasty wedge
absolutely unacceptable
raw jasper
This discussion makes me want to whip up yosys and make a tiny CPU
raw jasper
Ahahaha, I don't think I'm feeling like doing a pipelined design
LOL and now the discussion has come full circle -- Apparently, tamagotchis use a GeneralPlus 6502-based CPU
raw jasper
And now I am reading a slide deck on reverse engineering the tamagotchi architecture (rabbit hole intensifies) https://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2013/Fahrplan/system/attachments/2195/original/30c3_(1).pdf
raw jasper
It's an engaging slide deck
raw jasper
You a firefox user too?
raw jasper
I use it for multi-account containers
I used to run linux, until the pandemic hit and I found out that cisco webex meetings do not work well with linux
So, now I am using Windows 11 and WSL
hasty wedge
raw jasper
- Sees C:\ in the linux prompt
SACRILEGE!!! ๐
hasty wedge
how about this
spice moss
windows terminal is nice for it
you can customize your console was it linux or windows or some even android perhaps
raw jasper
The only thing that would make this more cursed would be using ๏ฟฅ as the path separator ๐
vernal yoke
I.m.o, in most cases the main reason to use a tuple is to codify that the data i...
Makes sense
raw jasper
or this
I really love the weird exit codes WSL gives when for some reason it fails to launch
vernal yoke
I really love the weird exit codes WSL gives when for some reason it fails to la...
It looks like 2**32 minus some number
raw jasper
<:notlikeshouryo:871749874410983515>
lusty fossil
Me, meticulously labeling wires I'm going to rip out in 2 weeks, because they should have been labeled in the first place.
dusty citrus
I bought a labeling machine for this
but apparently the maker of it didn't have any standards
wooden schooner
Me, meticulously labeling wires I'm going to rip out in 2 weeks, because they sh...
Wouldya just look at all those entendres
gusty latch
Hello everyone! My friend and I created a Discord server for people interning in the space & defense industry to meet each other! DM me for the invite link ๐
vernal yoke
Why does this say "Coropration"
vernal yoke
because I typed it
huh
hasty wedge
and I am too lazy to modify my .bashrc
vernal yoke
Bash?!
vernal yoke
Why do you have that ugly thing in Bash?
vernal yoke
At least do Powershell or something
vernal yoke
At least do Powershell or something
It has more interesting text
vernal yoke
Doesn't have enough Microsoft feeling
..............
hasty wedge
lusty fossil
Grrrr just did something dumb. My backup camera is trash so I was using mirrors, crunched my tail light
late fulcrum
'86 Chevy Celebrity?
lusty fossil
Nah mid 10s civic
late fulcrum
I don't have a taillight for that.
late fulcrum
It shouldn't be hard, most cars you peel back the trunk lining and unscrew some things.
lusty fossil
It's the plastic cover, not the bulb. Bulb is OK
late fulcrum
That should be even easier, if it's VW style. Others, the cover is part of the reflector assembly and you have to replace the whole thing.
late fulcrum
I love pick-and-pay junkyards for parts like that, way cheaper than paying for new replacement parts.
lusty fossil
I'll see if we have one. I do value my free time, so I may pay for OEM parts and just put it in myself
late fulcrum
It is, of course, a time/money tradeoff, as are many things
lusty fossil
Indeed.
I'm not broke enough to need to spend a bunch of time in junk yards, just enough to not really be able to pay a shop for a simple job
late fulcrum
I needed a shift plate for a VW bug, even used ones were like $110 (new ones were over $200), I went to the pick-and-pay and they sold me one for $2.
lusty fossil
That's a good deal
Some conversations are frustrating.
Me: I'm looking for clear red tape
Guy: Here's reflective red tape.
Me: I'm looking for clear.
Guy: ....but this is reflective...
late fulcrum
Weirdly, I just bought some reflective red tape about ten minutes ago.
lusty fossil
Lol
My old car had a broke tail light cover I didn't want to replace so I rocked red tape for 10 years
lusty fossil
Oof replacement part is 70 bucks.
Time to decide if I want to spend hours digging thru a salvage yard
lusty fossil
I honestly miss my '94 Honda, this crash would never have happened in that car
Could see everything around you in that car
dusty citrus
I want to believe /mulder wrt ten minutes ago
vernal yoke
Some conversations are frustrating.
Me: I'm looking for clear red tape
Guy: Her...
I swapped "clear" and "reflective" in my head
If you were looking for reflective tape, then clear would technically satisfy that
Because clear things are often reflective
vernal yoke
If you were looking for reflective tape, then clear would *technically* satisfy ...
may, not would
lusty fossil
I also just got a fairly pointy rock in my shoe because my shoes have holes in them. Not the best day
And I still can't find my nice wire strippers/cutters
dusty citrus
They're where you left them. -nasrudin
_Nasrudin sat on a river bank when someone shouted to him from the opposite side: _
"Hey! how do I get across?"
"You are across!" Nasrudin shouted back.
wooden schooner
Some conversations are frustrating.
Me: I'm looking for clear red tape
Guy: Her...
Me: "Hi, I'd like to buy some red tape."
Guy: "Hang on, I'm going to have to get manager approval for that..."
lusty fossil
It was a confusing conversation. Fortunately there's another auto parts store across the st and they had it
lusty fossil
_Nasrudin sat on a river bank when someone shouted to him from the opposite side...
Learned about someone new today, thx
raw jasper
_Nasrudin sat on a river bank when someone shouted to him from the opposite side...
Heh, many Nasreddin stories have pretty much become folk jokes in various places around Europe
stoic mesa
oh yeah.
One of my favorites was when Nasreddin promised to a local emir that he would teach his donkey to read Quran in 20 years - and got some money for that.
"Hodja, but you can't teach a donkey to read Quran"- said his friend.
"Eh, in 20 years either I die, or the emir dies, or the donkey dies, and who will can then say which of us could better read Quran?"
lusty fossil
Lol
lusty fossil
Basically nobody has touched our hammers in months, but as soon as I need one for 5 minutes, they're gone
hasty wedge
honest moth
Attempt #[2? 3? 4? I forget.] of the mass data transfer from Storage_Locker-2 to the OneDrive Archives. Step 1: 7-zip everything in the failing SSD, and hope nothing explodes or overheats...I cleaned my laptop out recently, and temperatures have dropped considerably overall, though I will keep an eye on them.
Highest CPU temperatures so far: 70-82 degrees [Celsius] for compressing, idling between 48-54 degrees [Celsius] during file scans.
lusty fossil
Got an email that my new shoes arrived! Can't wait
honest moth
Got an email that my new shoes arrived! Can't wait
nice
Update: Drastic times call for drastic measures. Wired up my spare PC fan and placed it directly on top of the CPU's general location.
So far, it's working.
raw jasper
(immerses Engineered's PC in an ice bath)
honest moth
(immerses Engineered's PC in an ice bath)
DON'T.
lusty fossil
Mineral oil would work
raw jasper
Actually, there's a youtube video featuring such a build; It's ... messy
honest moth
i literally can't afford that right now, especially with what he11-fire the PC market is going through right now.
and yes, ik it's mineral oil, however, using it would require me to build a sink-or-swim PC case that will have serious risks and consequences if I mess it up.
so, I will stick to jerry-rigging everything for now.
lusty fossil
I haven't powered on my gaming PC in...2 months?
3?
Man I hate eczema. It jumped from one hand to another
honest moth
Man I hate eczema. It jumped from one hand to another
My mate's an oldie. Sapphire 7870 with a 3.6 GHz Core-i3, which is being used to cool a Lenovo T450s...oh f_()...I'm so sorry.
lusty fossil
Sapphire 7870, that's a name I've not heard in a long, long time.
raw jasper
Man I hate eczema. It jumped from one hand to another
Eczema is fun; An option is symptomatic relief using petroleum jelly and steroid cream, another one is immunosurpressive ointments that increase cancer risk and still provide symptomatic relief, and another one is nuking your skin to the sun and living carefree as a skeleton
lusty fossil
Eczema is fun; An option is symptomatic relief using petroleum jelly and steroid...
I'm probably going to go the cotton gloves and coal tar cream route
At least it's on my hands, so I can use coal tar with gloves. Without a way to contain the cream, it stains everything yellow and makes it stink
But coal tar is the best treatment for eczema I've found, it just reeks and stains.
raw jasper
That sounds suspiciously close to the living carefree as a skeleton route ๐
lusty fossil
Lol
raw jasper
I mean... sulphur? ๐
lusty fossil
It's safe for skin use. Def don't want to get it in your mouth
raw jasper
Or... any other cavities... probably....
lusty fossil
Yeah
raw jasper
"safe"
wooden schooner
Eczema is fun; An option is symptomatic relief using petroleum jelly and steroid...
is CeraVe ok?
raw jasper
is CeraVe ok?
IDK, never tried it, nobody ever recommended it to me; I personally use straight petroleum jelly
honest moth
i wish i could contribute something to this convo...
blissful roost
My mate's an oldie. Sapphire 7870 with a 3.6 GHz Core-i3, which is being used to...
I'm still dealing with a C2Q-based Xeon..
blissful roost
Straight outta 2008. Lol
I'm going to put my 1050 Ti in the PowerEdge T410.. see how it does.
honest moth
T410, that's a model of Thinkpad I haven't heard of before.
honest moth
I'm going to put my 1050 Ti in the PowerEdge T410.. see how it does.
awesome
WAIT A MINUTE
YES I HAVE
blissful roost
PowerEdge, not a ThinkPad.
blissful roost
Indeed. Lmao
honest moth
Indeed. Lmao
i can guarantee you, that thing probably runs better than anything I have over here.
maybe with a bit of optimization, at least.
lusty fossil
is CeraVe ok?
May be soothing but IME doesn't do much for symptom relief
wooden schooner
IDK, never tried it, nobody ever recommended it to me; I personally use straight...
I use CeraVe every day, was asking if it was one of the things you were saying is harmful to the body
lusty fossil
Ah
raw jasper
I use CeraVe every day, was asking if it was one of the things you were saying i...
oh lol i doubt that
wooden schooner
good, thanks
raw jasper
Not a doctor or expert, but looks like a generic moisturizing lipid creme to me
wooden schooner
yep I think that's what it is. Idk what a ceramide is tho
wooden schooner
lipids are a broad enough class of compound that I don't derive information from that
raw jasper
Just a generic aleiphatic molecule
wooden schooner
actually let's be real
I don't derive information from that because I know less chemistry than a monkey
raw jasper
Thats used in the cell lipid membrane
so the cell can take it up and rebuild its membranes
wooden schooner
I sleep with cotton gloves and cerave most nights, and during the day when my fingers feel dry. So far that's been pretty good for prevention / maintenance of a reasonable level of moisture. It doesn't do much by way of acute symptom relief abating it when it's already gotten really bad, for that I've used steroid cream
raw jasper
I sleep with cotton gloves and cerave most nights, and during the day when my fi...
Have fun learning more about how the cell membrane is built
wooden schooner
I learned that in high school
raw jasper
Yeah, but this has way more detail
wooden schooner
I then got a sympathy C in college biology
raw jasper
Read it, I promise it's interesting!
wooden schooner
Read it, I promise it's interesting!
[joking] I'm sorry, I can't accept this promise. Its content goes against my very nature.
(worse yet, what if I really do find it interesting? My backlog will go into orbit...)
honest moth
[UPDATE: So far, the "jerry-rigged PC fan to upside-down laptop CPU" strategy is working.
Blue=CPU Load, Yellow/Green=Core 0/Core 1 Temperatures.
I wish you all the best, and I hope things improve for you.
raw jasper
I wish you all the best, and I hope things improve for you.
thx ๐
honest moth
CRAP, RED LIGHT FROM THE USB TO HDD ADAPTER.
honest moth
drive is going click clack.
this is going to be close.
i need at LEAST another hour out of this thing.
raw jasper
(sprinkles holy water around, brings exorcist)
coral wyvern
honest moth
crap, laptop had another singularity.
honest moth
...status report:
compression...successful...
crash
Also, turns out my PC power supply finally caved after 10 long years.
you will be missed buddy, you did well.
raw jasper
๐
lusty fossil
Bummer, got new shoes and they are too small. Fortunately they have a super easy return program and even had an automated option to send me the next size up!
honest moth
Bummer, got new shoes and they are too small. Fortunately they have a super easy...
Heck yeah!
lusty fossil
The shoes are pretty cute
I basically buy the same shoe over and over with slight changes in style
dusty citrus
I basically buy the same shoe over and over with slight changes in style
same.
but then VANS stopped making the same shoe.
so i had to switch.
:c
fortunately etens picked up where they left off
lusty fossil
I own shoes that will last a long time but I don't wear them much because they are boots and bulky. Much more of a slip on driving shoe person
But those don't hold up to daily use
honest moth
[Final scan results: No errors or corruption detected, all data is accounted for. Uploading to OneDrive now...]
dusty citrus
But those don't hold up to daily use
yeah. i hate when slip shoes' elastic breaks down or gets too worn out
and you have throw out the entire shoe when it's just the elastic
dusty citrus
static flare
I worry I have too many fingers in too many pies
honest moth
Project [CONFIDENTIAL] Archive Completion: 87%.
Notes: Still missing components, but after everything has been scanned for corruption, and after Datavault's 1, 1.1 [FAILING], and 2 have been successfully archived, verified, and wiped, the final stage will be engaged.
fading hare
That was supposed to be a squirrel. Not a chipmunk. But, whatever. Secret chipmunk it is.
raw jasper
Project [CONFIDENTIAL] Archive Completion: 87%.
Notes: Still missing components...
Project ||[CONFIDENTIAL]||: Engineering the world's end with a pile of half-broken archaic computers
raw jasper
็ง intensifies
่ถ ็งๅฏใใญใธใงใฏใ ๐ (For mods: ||Super secret project||)
tardy badger
Found a hilarious video of a guy that wanted to troll NFTs by making a fungable NFT hahaha
lusty fossil
Lol
I've wanted to figure out fungus based NFT trading cards.
Not because NFT isn't nonsense, but because there's a good pun in there
tardy badger
Yeah lol
lusty fossil
Today's my Friday. I'm beat.
But I have to monitor my email all day tomorrow to see if I can save my budget by returning some parts
tardy badger
I took half a day for my wifeโs birthday
lusty fossil
Happy birthday!
tardy badger
Having a birthday while pregnant isnโt the most exciting thing but we made the best of it
stoic mesa
congratulations!
honest moth
aye, congratulations!
fading hare
No, you're blasting The Sword off of REALLY rare and expensive vinyl while trying to design PCBs in KiCad.
fiery hearth
I'm not sure these SD cards are entirely dead...you know, apart from the one that got chopped in half
https://github.com/TheMindVirus/arduino-stuff/blob/main/SDTest3registers/deadSDlog.txt
they can't be fixed by even the Adafruit SdFormatter sketch but still they show up full registers.
at what point is too much damage such that the SD stops reporting even registers? and before that?
honest moth
Upload complete. Beginning phase 2...
ah crap, this is so bloody slow...
ONEDRIVE
ok, I've decided on what upgrade I'm getting first. how expensive are terabyte ssd's these days?
lusty fossil
Haven't checked since the chip shortage started but they had been coming down steadily
Depends if you want NVME
subtle fable
Windows 11? Whats that?
honest moth
Windows 11? Whats that?
nice
crystal ore
We did definitely lose something when home computers stopped booting up directly into a programming environment...
honest moth
We did definitely lose something when home computers stopped booting up directly...
agreed
honest moth
Haven't checked since the chip shortage started but they had been coming down st...
Would you recommend an M.2, or are they still unstable as !@#$ ?
lusty fossil
Mine died
honest moth
so no then
lusty fossil
I mean I have 1 data point lol
lusty fossil
It was glorious while it worked
honest moth
welp, time to spawncamp samsung prices.
WAIT
question: Which ssd brand do you think is the best bang for the buck? I've had two Samsung SSD's so far. One was salvaged, the other came with my lappy [laptop].
lusty fossil
Samsung is a good brand
I have only ever bought from them thi
Tho
Unrelated, I hate hate hate when emails from companies start "Dear Oats, your payment has been" and then cut off. I am mildly broke right now and needed a part for my car. My payment had been confirmed. Sigh.
Didn't need that short window of stress
hasty wedge
my speech module
the firmware is working, editor is working
I just need to get my PCB
fading hare
Would you recommend an M.2, or are they still unstable as !@#$ ?
NVMe drives are not unstable as long as you make sure they have adequate cooling. Basically don't let them bob above 50'C.
fading hare
question: Which ssd brand do you think is the best bang for the buck? I've had t...
Hynix is pretty dang good.
1 TB as well, sub $100.
probably the best bang for your buck
as for NVMe drives, I probably would not stray from Samsung EVOs.
honest moth
Roger that, thanks!
honest moth
probably the best bang for your buck
with lacking software support though?
ah forget it, first time for everything right?
OMEGALUL
uBlock Origin just blocked Amazon's sponsored recommendation
XD
dusk oracle
lmao
subtle fable
raw jasper
<a:eyeswtf:837452432496918568>
...It's some sort of radioactive device, isn't it?
unkempt nimbus
...It's some sort of radioactive device, isn't it?
Thanks to someone retweeted by @foone, yes it is. https://twitter.com/funranium/status/1489352640429387777
stoic mesa
<a:eyeswtf:837452432496918568>
There has been a famous story when two poor guys stole medical equipment containing source of Cs-137 from an abandoned hospital in Brazil, without having the least idea of what they stole. 4 people died.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goiรขnia_accident
"On September 16, Alves succeeded in puncturing the capsule's aperture window with a screwdriver, allowing him to see a deep blue light coming from the tiny opening he had created. He inserted the screwdriver and successfully scooped out some of the glowing substance. "
subtle fable
I remember that story
lusty fossil
Glowing goop that you stole from a secure establishment is likely not safe
Just in case anyone had plans lol
stoic mesa
Our cat just came back home from receiving radiiodine treatment. I should take a photo of her at night, when the lights are off, to see if I get sparkles in CMOS sensor
honest moth
OK, so, note to, well, anyone really: OneDrive sucks for quick access to massive 7-zip archives.
At least, with my hardware anyways.
...HOW IS A 3.6 GHz CPU and 8 GB's OF RAM* NOT ENOUGH!?***
I've worked with WORSE and achieved better results than this!
i need some help please
lusty fossil
Couldn't it be your internet connection too?
honest moth
...good point.
WAIT, ETHERNET!! I have an ethernet port on this thing!
BRB
much better
honest moth
Couldn't it be your internet connection too?
thanks!
lusty fossil
Np!
honest moth
TO ALL WINDOWS 10 USERS: At what point should I re-install the OS? I have it optimized for maximum efficiency, though I am getting a ton of background errors according to the Event Logs. This is a pre-installed OS that came with my refurbished machine.
...come to think of it, that's probably why, though any feedback is still welcome.
lusty fossil
Got my grooming scissors sharpened. Cost probably 1.5x what new ones would have cost but they are so small idk if they'd be recyclable near me so kept stuff out of the land fill
fading hare
TO ALL WINDOWS 10 USERS: At what point should I re-install the OS? I have it opt...
First off, what errors are you seeing? Without knowing that we can't really give you any advice on whether or not to reinstall.
honest moth
one moment...
honest moth
First off, what errors are you seeing? Without knowing that we can't really give...
I apologize, I will have to tackle this later due to poor time management on my part.
sorry for wasting your time.
lusty fossil
Book of Boba Fett || is bringing in some of my faaaaavorite characters! ||
So worth watching!
fading hare
it was a pretty dang good season
fading hare
It definitely felt like a season finale.
lusty fossil
Ooh
fading hare
But maybe it wasn't? LOL
lusty fossil
I'll see what I think
|| Cobb Vanth is amaaaazing. I have a huge crush on Timothy Olyphant and love seeing him play a Marshall again ||
|| omg grogu's little hops! ||
lusty fossil
|| AAAHHHHHHHH it's Cad Freakin Bane! ||
|| NO! COBB! ||
|| import severe_mourning ||
fading hare
๐
honest jolt
Stack smashing protect failure!
abort() was called at PC 0x400e8420 on core 1
this is a first lol (esp32)
lusty fossil
Anyone know about homeopathic nonsense? I'm worried I accidentally bought fake coal tar cream.
Bonus pooch in the background
Feel foolish, didn't notice that it was homeopathic
crystal ore
"12X" means diluted by 10^-12.
lusty fossil
Exactly
Dose makes the poison/medicine but that's very dilute
Ordered some proper 2% stuff that should reek like I'm expecting
crystal ore
I should figure out how to market homeopathic software. You get an installer that runs for a half-hour with a pleasant animated progress bar, and in the end completely deletes itself and quits with a friendly "done optimizing your system!" message.
lusty fossil
Lololol
wooden schooner
That's basically what defrag.exe is, right? Except people waited the full 10^12 minutes rather than stopping after one minute with 10^-12 the result.
To sweeten the deal, the progress bar is some crazy 2D thing.
lusty fossil
I think stuff like this shouldn't be allowed to have the same kind of drug label that OTC medicines have
It's essentially non medicated lotion
Which great, it'll hydrate my skin but it won't help my eczema
honest moth
First off, what errors are you seeing? Without knowing that we can't really give...
Update: I might not need to repair anything after all...
until I start having problems again, I believe I might have fixed just about everything.
...at last...now I'm waiting for the next update to break everything again.
vernal yoke
I did a thing
vernal yoke
TO ALL WINDOWS 10 USERS: At what point should I re-install the OS? I have it opt...
How much is a ton?
I only have 77 this week
No idea how
honest moth
How much is a ton?
Enough to take up 10 GB's of space I believe, though that's just how many I had until I ran a full log clear. 70 GB's of extra space to 80 in seconds.
honest moth
But is that all errors?
Nope, thankfully. However, I was still a little concerned which is why i asked. Plus, I have no idea whether I should be fixing whatever is going on in the "Windows" sub-folder, and sub-sub-folders contained within, in the Applications and Service Logs, or not.
last thing i want is to break something vital.
Ironically, all of a sudden, my machine ran so much smoother after the full system-wide clear. Idk why, considering these are logs we are talking about, but a welcome performance improvement is a welcome performance improvement.
vernal yoke
Yes yes
vernal yoke
I did a thing
It compiles
wary herald
|| AAAHHHHHHHH it's Cad Freakin Bane! ||
IKR - Cad Bane is lit
blissful roost
Bonus points for finding actual snake oil. ๐
raw jasper
Oh dear ๐ฆ
12X is considered a low dilution as far as homeopathic stuff goes, considering there is also 60X and 400X, which homeopaths consider the most potent
raw jasper
Feel foolish, didn't notice that it was homeopathic
I once accidentally bought homeopathic throat lozenges once (before COVID) when I was in a hurry. In that case, it didn't matter too much, because all I wanted was something to moisturize my throat with, and even sugar lozenges can do that! ๐
But the fact is that yours looks way too much like the actual thing; I think if somebody hadn't seen (or smelled) the actual thing, they wouldn't even notice they bought homeopathic. So, no need to feel foolish
raw jasper
Quite laughable too.
I think if homeopathy worked, plain tap water would have been the most effective medicine, considering all the substances that have been diluted to infinity in it over the billions of years of Earth's existence, and all the agitation it has received before reaching the tap
blissful roost
Just remember.. when you drink water, you're drinking dinosaur pee. ๐คช
raw jasper
400X diluted one, at that ๐
blissful roost
At least it's homeopathically-certified dino pee. lmao
crystal ore
Well, general health advice is often to drink more water, so maybe they do already know that water is a potent homeopathic remedy for everything. ๐
raw jasper
Well, general health advice is often to drink more water, so maybe they do alrea...
Yes, for dehydration, kidney stones and ||constipation|| ๐
dusty citrus
smallest gsm module? looking that on google, I find about https://www.sparkfun.com/products/retired/9270 , but it's out of production...
weary fiber
My flight instructor:
*shows animated video of plane stalling and crashing*
โNow this is cringeโ
tardy badger
I just static shocked bathwater when I went to drain the tub my kids left filled
Such a weird thing lol
lusty fossil
I once accidentally bought homeopathic throat lozenges once (before COVID) when ...
Did they have the normal "drug facts" thing on them? It's misleading
And someone could conceivably be injured by buying fake medicine
raw jasper
Did they have the normal "drug facts" thing on them? It's misleading
There is no such thing as a 'drug facts' label in my country
lusty fossil
Ahhh
The FDA has been weakened here in recent decades so I'm not surprised stuff like this happens
raw jasper
Medicine looks like this in Europe
(These are what you Americans would call "tylenol pills")
lusty fossil
Can homeopathic stuff make itself out to be medicine?
raw jasper
Compare with homeopathic duck liver remedy box
lusty fossil
I'm considering reaching out to my congressional rep.
I guess I should have read the Amazon listing closer
But still annoying that this stuff is allowed at all
raw jasper
I'm considering reaching out to my congressional rep.
If you won't do it, who will? Might as well go ahead, even if it ends up amounting to nothing
lusty fossil
Yeah my rep isn't terrible but I doubt they can do anything
raw jasper
Homeo is one of the most lucrative industries... I'd say it's almost as big as big pharma
lusty fossil
Yeah they probably have captured a lot of politicians and regulators
raw jasper
In my country, pharmacies where you pick up your normal medicine, also stock homeo "medicine" and proudly advertise the fact
Fun fact, homeo was cutting edge and better than the alternative back in the times of bloodletting
lusty fossil
I have no doubt that people have been badly hurt by this stuff
raw jasper
Since essentially letting the patient rest and giving them water was better than practically exsanguinating them
lusty fossil
Lol
raw jasper
I've heard of very tragic cases of cancer patients lost in homeo land
lusty fossil
Yup
raw jasper
For many of them, when they realize, it's too late
lusty fossil
Not homeo but similar quackery: Steve Jobs
raw jasper
Yup...
In a kind of disturbing way, the fact that there is a homeopathic knockoff of a folk remedy (coal tar cream) amuses me to no end
lusty fossil
Really annoys me
raw jasper
Also, I just saw an FDA label for coal tar cream https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=da75a9c5-62ef-4dbb-becf-d343c41f6315
There is... Hydrocortisone in it?!
You sure it's the coal tar that's helping you and not the good ol' steroids?
๐
lusty fossil
The proper one I got has just coal tar
raw jasper
Also, your homeopathic knockoff only has sulphur and /not/ coal tar! ๐
lusty fossil
Lolol
blissful roost
Not homeo but similar quackery: Steve Jobs
I have a simple (and far from complimentary) phrase for that....
Refuse to be burdened with sympathy for the stupid.
raw jasper
I have a simple (and far from complimentary) phrase for that....
Refuse to be b...
I do not think people who fall for altmed are stupid, just desperate
blissful roost
If you ever watch "College Humor", you'll have to watch the "Undecided Voter" video....
I won't link it here, coz politics.
raw jasper
All I am saying is that somebody who is faced with a lifetime of pain, or a harsh treatment, or their mortality, may make such choices out of sheer desperation.
We are only human.
blissful roost
For someone so, allegedly, intelligent... His choice was a stark contrast to expectations.
lusty fossil
All I am saying is that somebody who is faced with a lifetime of pain, or a hars...
Many cancer treatments feel pretty barbaric. It's easy to be sold on something that promises to cure you without side effects
I blame the sellers far more
blissful roost
Me too, but personal responsibility is a big thing for me.
raw jasper
Oh yeah, I am surely going to take personal responsibility because dumb luck struck me with some disease I don't know how to recover from, because I am so responsible about what's going on in my body at a molecular level
blissful roost
You miss the point.
Should I assume intentionally?
raw jasper
Oh, you are only referring to the decision to switch to alt. med
blissful roost
Yes.
raw jasper
Still, I think being in such a situation impairs one's judgement
To the point where the person's personal responsibility is diminished, especially if they are not medically literate
blissful roost
As someone who should be dead... I can give a little bit of grace.
But not much.
raw jasper
I mean, I have spent my entire life seeing homeo "medicine" being sold on the same aisle as regular meds
How would somebody who has not been scientifically or medically educated tell the difference?
blissful roost
Thank goodness we have proper regulations here.
raw jasper
To the lay person, they are all medicine
blissful roost
I guess....
raw jasper
Besides, there also exist MDs with real degrees who push homeo stuff
blissful roost
Yeah.... Those ||censored|| need to be prison.
lusty fossil
People who grew up with poor education, didn't have family in medicine, etc have no way to properly discern junk from real thing, especially if they are sold by the same store
raw jasper
^ This.
And homeopathy is the most benign of them all.... I'd rather not talk about real herbal stuff that can interact with a bunch of drugs and mess up treatment
blissful roost
People who grew up with poor education, didn't have family in medicine, etc have...
That's where the law should be stepping in.
raw jasper
People have lost transplants to herbal teas
lusty fossil
That's where the law *should* be stepping in.
That requires regulators not to be captured.
blissful roost
Aye
raw jasper
And, to take it one step further, even regular herbal teas not marketed as medicine can mess up treatments by interfering with medicine metabolism or acting as enzyme inhibitors
A well-known example is good ol' grapefruit juice
People need to be careful!...
dusty citrus
youtube has made the movie hackers free to watch
if anyone is interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T_CqqjOPDc
blissful roost
Such a cheese movie. Lol
dusty citrus
but i love it.
blissful roost
Sorry, but that's really taken a royal dump on my day.
The guy directly opposite me.
dusty citrus
There was a commercial on teevee last night featuring the notion of a bear + sasquatch in a single creature ;)
blissful roost
the movie?
Nah.. I saw police take out a gurney.. with someone on it, covered.
lusty fossil
Do cloth shoes stretch out? I returned a pair of these shoes in my normal size because they were too small. They sent me a half size up and there's still a little tightness in the toes. Should I try for a full size greater than my normal size??
dusty citrus
Do cloth shoes stretch out? I returned a pair of these shoes in my normal size b...
yes.
you can get shoe stretchers
something like that
lusty fossil
Hmmm I know a store in town that will do it for leather shoes for like 5 bucks.
Part of the issue is one of my feet is 3/4ths of a size smaller than the other so if I size up too much...
fading hare
Do cloth shoes stretch out? I returned a pair of these shoes in my normal size b...
From personal experience, cloth shoes can only stretch as far as the soles will let them... for instance, if you buy Vans slip-ons and expect them to stretch, think again. They will just slowly murder your feet.
fading hare
That's what I'd do. Took me a while to figure out that I needed to size up. I couldn't figure out what was triggering my bunions so bad.
lusty fossil
I may just return them tbh and shop elsewhere
I like the way these look and the quality seems decent, but this is annoying
fading hare
My feet are dumb. I used to be able to wear Pumas, but no longer. I really like the motorsport series, but they're way too narrow for me these days.
lusty fossil
I have skinny little ballerina feet
dusty citrus
i generally go with skater shoes
because the excessive foam padding accommodate my feet much better than traditional shoes
lusty fossil
These cost about half what I spent the last time I bought shoes. Unfortunately the last shoes I bought aren't sold anymore
dusty citrus
they are also great for firewalkers because the bottom of the shoes are pretty much flat and stay rigid
lusty fossil
Hmm shoes that looks way too nice for the price
X to doubt
dusty citrus
which shoes?
lusty fossil
Saw em on an Instagram ad. It's passed into the ether now
lusty fossil
Ended up with some cheap target shoes. I usually wear slip ons but we'll see how these last and how much I dislike tying my shoes these days
burnt tendon
Would you say it has you fit to be tied?
lusty fossil
I like the way boots look, and own a sick pair myself, but I can't look past the convenience of slip ons. And I risk needing boots like 4-6weeks out of the year here, so I'm in slip ons most of the time
blissful roost
I might get a set of something really comfy, just for the office.
lusty fossil
The value of comfort can't be overstated
If you can combine comfort and style that's a win win
blissful roost
If it makes 11.5 hours more bearable, it's worth it.
lusty fossil
Absolutely
blissful roost
Indoodly
lusty fossil
I'm just glad that while I have narrow feet, mine aren't as narrow as my grandfather's. He has AAA feet
Has to buy special made shoes, no style choices
blissful roost
I need arch support, that's the hardest requirement.
lusty fossil
Yeah I should be wearing inserts but I don't
I have St. Louis level arches
I have delicate precious little feet and I treat them terribly
blissful roost
I don't need inserts, if the shoes are good. ๐
lusty fossil
Will probably regret it
lusty fossil
We need to normalize shoe companies displaying a width to their shoes. It's maddening
fading hare
7,790 miles total. $1,200 in gas cost.
fading hare
Yeah, I am going to have to start saving soon. And, probably not buy anything from Adafruit for a few years. ๐
lusty fossil
I took a trip up from California to Seattle last year, in that weird liminal space we all experienced when cases were falling and the vaccines were available to all adults
lusty fossil
Those of us who make it thru this will have some good stories to tell. Shrinkflation, covid, WWIII trying to be a thing.
fading hare
Non-fungible Fungibles.
Some hacker stealing 320 billion dollars.
Or was it million? ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
lusty fossil
I think million
fading hare
And yeah. World War III. Yet again, a bunch of obscenely rich, old, white men fighting over something they never owned in the first place.
So, that hacker, though, how will they cash that money out without it being traced?
or did they maybe do it just to burn the tokens?
gotta keep the prices up somehow! ๐
lusty fossil
No idea!
Does anyone have a site besides zappos for looking for shoes? They didn't have what I wanted
raw jasper
Those of us who make it thru this will have some good stories to tell. Shrinkfla...
I had no idea what 'shrinkflation' was until now
raw jasper
I mean, I had noticed it, but I had no idea there was a term for it!
honest moth
I'm becoming a Prosthetics Engineer.
Have to lay the foundation for self-mechanization somehow.
Plus, they're just so fascinating to me, especially with today's technology.
raw jasper
Oh Lord... Again with the self-mechanization
honest moth
Oh Lord... Again with the self-mechanization
what?
It's my greatest ambition.
If we can find out how to stick a brain in a techno-mechanical vessel and wire it up properly with the ability to feel, move, act, express emotions, and more through translating electrical signals given off, probably through an artificially synthesized nervous system, or the original one being maintained via cell regeneration, then I would say that creating consumer-oriented versions of this tech would be about a few decades away.
raw jasper
Alright, go and learn neuroanatomy and then come back again and tell me how close we are to wiring up a man and a machine๐ป
honest moth
Alright, go and learn neuroanatomy and then come back again and tell me how clos...
Gladly!
Heck, I already am!
...blimey, i might have one-too-many talents.
am I allowed to say that?
lusty fossil
It's...hard to do. People with advanced degrees and decades of experience have been trying to a while
There's a reason that many prosthetics today functionally work quite similarly to ones available during the Civil war.
E.g. squeezing muscles
Even advanced electronic ones are just reading electrical impulses from...squeezing muscles.
honest moth
It's...hard to do. People with advanced degrees and decades of experience have b...
I am well aware of this. Not only that, but we have already debunked that uploading a brain to a computer is very much impossible due to our brains not being computers themselves.
slim shard
well, the right computer, and by uploading you probably mean CENSORED
honest moth
well, the right computer, and by uploading you probably mean *CENSORED*
censored?
slim shard
I doubt you can plug a serial cable into the brain, reading it for a functional copy might be somewhat destructive
honest moth
I doubt you can plug a serial cable into the brain, reading it for a functional ...
Exactly, and not only that, but we still don't know what in blue blazes our brains ARE.
slim shard
gray
honest moth
gray as in gray matter?
slim shard
well, thought I'd throw in an attribute for what they were, seemed better to say gray than squishy
I guess you meant how they worked?
honest moth
I guess you meant how they worked?
yes
thank you
tired as heck and caffeine is keeping me awake, so I apologize if i don't make sense at times.
slim shard
apparently theres an article about the brain was predicting everything, and updating itsself based on mispredictions
slim shard
activates powers of Google.
this is just on perceptions, anyway
https://www.quantamagazine.org/to-be-energy-efficient-brains-predict-their-perceptions-20211115/
fading hare
Does anyone have a site besides zappos for looking for shoes? They didn't have w...
I usually go to DSW. Not sure if you've got those where you live?
lusty fossil
We might
I spent too much and ordered from a company I know makes shoes that fit me. Just ooof spendy
fading hare
DSW has a rewards program... they usually give you a pretty dang decent deal for your birthday, so I usually wait to buy shoes until then. Sometimes they also have great Black Friday deals.
lusty fossil
Eh, embarrassing amount of money
Let's just say I'll be eating cheaply for a little while
fading hare
I meant, where, what company?
lusty fossil
Directly, online. If I name the company it'll give a price range
fading hare
aaah, makes sense, sorry, didn't mean to pry
lusty fossil
Not a problem
fading hare
I tend to not buy very expensive shoes, relatively speaking. I think the most expensive pair I have is a pair of Vans that were like $125. That includes any and all dress shoes that I own. OK, hold on. I lied. The most expensive pair of shoes (boots actually) I own are a set of custom made leather boots for my pirate garb. They were like $650. But, I split it up and paid them like a hundo a month for half a year. ๐
lusty fossil
I have some 400 dollars boots that I expect to last me 15 years
fading hare
Also, those boots are the best thing I've ever worn to a renaissance festival, of all time. Rain? Ha! Water puddles? Nah. I was a freaking all-terrain vehicle with those guys on my feet.
lusty fossil
See "Vimes' 'Boots' Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness"
fading hare
And, they will last for decades.
Then again, I have also worn some super affordable shoes bought at Walmart and other places. Haven't always been socioeconomically advantaged.
lusty fossil
Shoes like that tend to be fine for a while but just straight fall apart
fading hare
Yup, very true. Reminds me of the old-school Puma track shoes. They lasted like 6 months and then they were trash. I have a pair, just for nostalgia's sake.
lusty fossil
I tend to buy a nice pair of shoes and then beat them to death. So they don't last as long as if I were rotating but I'm still on average not paying any more than I would be if I bought cheap shoes regularly.
And I have nice shoes the whole time
fading hare
I have a "stable" of Vans pairs that I rotate. My newest favorite are the EVDNT UltimateWaffle.
wooden schooner
I tend to buy a nice pair of shoes and then beat them to death. So they don't la...
does rotating help compared to just using them sequentially?
lusty fossil
does rotating help compared to just using them sequentially?
Not really?
fading hare
does rotating help compared to just using them sequentially?
Yes, definitely. And, also pairing the correct shoes to the season.
lusty fossil
Depends on how you look at it
wooden schooner
lol
wooden schooner
Yes, definitely. And, also pairing the correct shoes to the season.
is there an easy summary of how this goes
lusty fossil
I don't pair to the season, I can't afford that many shoes of the quality I like to buy. So I buy versatile shoes.
Also I live in California.
wooden schooner
I buy a Skechers slip-on every time I remember to do so
lusty fossil
I don't have to worry much about weather
wooden schooner
which is not often
fading hare
Only thing you have to worry about is the sea levels rising, and or housing prices to go up even more...
fading hare
The climate is nice though! ๐
lusty fossil
People ain't bad either
fading hare
If I respond to that statement with any honesty I am most likely going to have to explain myself in a private thread in #help-with-community again.
lusty fossil
Lol
I like them
Every sub culture in the US is different.
See: Seattle Freeze
Minnesota "Nice"
honest moth
this is just on perceptions, anyway
https://www.quantamagazine.org/to-be-energy-...
thanks [sorry for the late response, had to set everything back up again. Currently compressing the web browser I was just using as well as a bunch of other things.]
fading hare
Depends largely on where you live in CA. I think. For instance, SF was nice the first time I visited. Then it was just insane. Tents everywhere. Human excrement on the sidewalks. I almost got shot coming back from the Mission district by a dealer that had just sold heroin to a woman. She was shooting up right in the middle of the sidewalk.
lusty fossil
The bay has been hit hard by a number of confounding problems that have led to the houselessness problem. People love to point fingers and then secretly put their poor and addicted on busses to SF
Not a joke, that happens a lot.
Or to L.A
fading hare
I bet. It's all a political game. With massive amounts of money being sunk into companies that "aid" homeless people. As far as I am concerned, they're all money-laundering schemes.
San Diego has been amazing every time I have gone. But, it's also ridiculously expensive to live there.
fading hare
I uh... own you know... a bunch of the scary black things... so I could never live in CA. Featureless = soul-crushing.
lusty fossil
Ah yeah you can still do that here, but with restrictions. History of those restrictions is illuminating
fading hare
Very illuminating. And very racist.
lusty fossil
Yup
fading hare
I am not sure if this goes for all of the US, but weren't the police forces in CA created to hunt down escaped slaves?
lusty fossil
Not CA
fading hare
Texas?
fading hare
Maybe I mixed it up. I was listening to a podcast where they were talking about the police gangs in CA.
Like. Law enforcement have literal gangs and clicks. What even.
lusty fossil
Ooh unrelated but I'm really enjoying Reacher makes me want to read the books
lusty fossil
I knew a smidgen about the character and was surprised that they picked Tom Cruise for the movies but this guy matches much better
lusty fossil
Could also play B.J. Blazkowicz if they ever make a wolfenstein movie
lusty fossil
No spoilers!
fading hare
That was Duke Nukem.
fading hare
Oh man. It's a treasure trove of ridiculous sci-fi tropes and references to movies and other pop culture stuff.
lusty fossil
I know of it but it predates my gaming years
fading hare
I've been "gaming" since 1982. Actually more like I was 7 and wanted to write a database for my mother's recipes, in BASIC, on a VIC-20. But, there were also games that I enjoyed.
late fulcrum
Or The Lurking Horror (Infocom)
lusty fossil
I was allowed to play educational games
umbral phoenix
wow, that's the first time I've wire-wrapped in a long time
honest moth
Awesome!
honest moth
does anyone know the general life-span of a laptop HDD? [the less-compact kind]
I know the internet exists, I'm just curious about what you all might have to say.
blissful roost
TL;DR Version.
Crap.
honest moth
TL;DR Version.
Crap.
May I ask why you believe that? I've had solid experiences with salvaged HDD's, so I genuinely don't know. Haven't had one fail on me yet.
blissful roost
Heat is always an issue with laptops.
It generally doesn't help laptops that they tend to use lower speed HDDs anyway..
Salvaged can be ok.. if they aren't badly gone already.
At least running at lower temps can help with the life span.
honest moth
Aye...which makes me wonder how the same drive I've had for ages now still runs.
Context: The machine it was in has the worst cooling.
blissful roost
Well, them's the things, innit. ๐
I'm still using a ThinkPad from 2011, with it's original HDD in the docking station.
honest moth
Awesome.
blissful roost
I have 2 SSDs for boot drives, so it's reducing demand on the HDD
honest moth
if only i could afford an extra ssd that isn't telling me it's dying...
Smart.
blissful roost
Oof
blissful roost
2x 120GB SSD, 320GB HDD
blissful roost
Nah, it's all good. It's just a mobile machine for general desktoppy stuff.
honest moth
...my problem rn is not enough SSD space, and not having enough usb to hdd interfaces/enclosures.
please don't fail please don't fail PLEASE!!
SUCCESS!!
honest moth
...now for the long and painful process known as "uploading to OneDrive...in winter."
fading hare
Or The Lurking Horror (Infocom)
You ever play Leather Goddesses of Phobos? ||That jail cell was an OOF because I tried everything, everything, other than just opening the door. Who knew it was unlocked?||
dusty citrus
I remember that title .. was it the same production house that did Leisure Suit Larry?
late fulcrum
I actually bought a boxed "The Lost Treasures of Infocom" set, even though it wouldn't run on anything I had, but I figured that gave me the right to play the games on an interpreter that would implement the game engine.
fiery hearth
here hold this...thanks...
static flare
went to see if i could do a project
and I can't because i have a million resistors and no transistors
on a related note: i want to get into pedal making but I'm not entirely sure on how it works, and the like
late fulcrum
and I can't because i have a million resistors and no transistors
One quick way to get started is to pick up an inexpensive assortment of common transistors. https://core-electronics.com.au/bipolar-transistor-kit-5-x-pn2222-npn-and-5-x-pn2907-pnp.html
hard mica
Ah, streetview.
honest jolt
Ah, streetview.
Nothing to see here, move along
lusty fossil
Made a big mistake. I needed new socks as too many of mine have holes in them. So I bought new socks. Got home and took them out of the packages (unreturnable) and realized I didn't buy all matching colors!
late fulcrum
Next time, but Little Miss Matched socks and you won't have to worry about that!
lusty fossil
Ooh those are pretty
Now I'm just gonna have to keep track of my socks better.
Grumble grumble
burnt tendon
Socks to be you, I guess.
honest moth
I might be trying Manjaro for the first time.
here's to hoping it can take virtualbox and a bunch of other things I use daily on my Windows machine.
never used it before, so this should be interesting.
vernal yoke
Nice Windows-like window buttons
vernal yoke
Socks to be you, I guess.
Is this SOCKS4 or SOCKS5? ๐
hasty wedge
Progress
The reason why I installed my Ubuntu was because RP2040 C SDK required it
But now I am doing everything on it(incl drawing)
wooden schooner
what do you see on your wacom display while the computer monitor is showing that?
or is that screenshot what's on the wacom
hasty wedge
This is not a character model